CXXXVII. ZINGIBERACE^E. 
Alpinia.] 
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Corolla tube as long. Lip 175 in. long, 2 in. wide, cordate not lobed, 
tip shortly bifid, lobes acute orange, densely red spotted, central bar 
and veins deep red, edged yellow. Staminodes at base horn-shaped, 
•25 in. long, crimson. Fruit globose orange, nearly glabrous. Hab. 
River banks. Pahang River. Perlis, Bukit Lagi (Ridley). 
(15) A. javanica Bl. Enum. PL Jav. Ed. ii. 59; Ridl. Mat. ii. 52. 
A, involucrata Griff. Noiulae , iii. 422. 
Stems about 6 ft. tall, -5 in. through. Leaves oblong cuspidate, 
18 in. long, 6 in. wide, pubescent beneath; petioles 1*5 in. long, 
pubescent; ligules split to base hairy. Panicle 6 to 12 in. long, 
pendulous. Bracts oblong white, soon turning brown; bracteoles 
cup-shaped, *5 in. long, enclosing 2 or 3 flowers. Calyx 75 in. long, 
dilate upwards, glabrous sub-entire. Corolla tube thick, upper 
lobe 1*5 in. long, mucronate, lower hooded pubescent. Lip ovate 
trumpet-shaped, edge denticulate, 2 in. long, 1*5 in. wide, orange 
speckled and veined crimson at base, edge white. Staminodes with 
2 or 3 points crimson. Stamen pubescent. Capsule globose green. 
Hab. Common in woods. Johor, Gunong Pantai. Malacca, Ayer 
Panas (Griffith); Bukit Bruang; Sungei Hudang. Negri Sembilan, 
Tampin. Muar (Curtis). Selangor, Uhi Selangor; Bukit Bintang 
(Goodenough). Perak, Ipoh (Kunstler); Waterloo. Kelant'an, 
Chaning (Ridley). / ^ 
var. colorata Ridl. with calyx, tips of corolla lobes and centre 
of lip red. Perak, Kinta Valley, Ipoh. Distrib. Sumatra, Java. 
Native names : Poko Gingin; Kantan hutan. 
(16) A. capitellata Jack. Mai. Misc. ii. No. 7; Ridl. Mat. ii. 52. 
Over 6 ft. tall, 1 in. through, purplish brown pubescent. Leaves 
oblong cuspidate, edges pubescent, 2 ft. long, 4 in. wide; petioles 
3 in. long or more pubescent. Panicle head-like obconic nodding, 4 
in. long. Bracts 3 in. long and wide, thin ovate cuspidate. Calyx 
sub-sessile, -5 in. long, obscurely lobed, tipped red. Corolla tube 
little longer, upper lobe oblong, 1 in. long, 75 in. wide, white with 
red mucro, side-lobes obovate, with red boss on tip. Lip obovate, 
tip bifid, edge crisp, 1-5 in. long, 2 in. wide, orange, dotted red, edge 
white. Staminodes adnate to edge of lip and stamen, dark brown. 
Capsule green, minutely pubescent. Hab. Local. Perak, Ulu 
Selama (Yapp). Province Wellesley, Ara Kudah. Dindings, Gunong 
Tungul. Distrib. Sumatra. 
(17) A. campanaria Ridl. 
Tall plant. Leaves oblong cuspidate acuminate, glabrous 
except the ciliate edge, 2 ft. long, 5 in. wide; petioles 4 in. long, 
glabrous; ligules oblong, -4 in. long. Raceme stout velvety, 11 in. 
long, flower heads long, distant on peduncles 1*25 in. long, stout 
velvety. Bracts lanceolate, the lowest 2-25 in. long, upper ones -5 
in. long, silky. Involucral bracts cupular campanulate, *4 in. long, 
•5 in. wide, silky containing 4 shorter rounded silky bracts each with 
one flower on a short silky pedicel. Calyx campanulate, silky. 
